Vintage shots from days gone by!

This is where the MOTHER-IN-LAW goes.....

 

The shot using the sedan delivery looks to be on location and the shot using the station wagon is on a soundstage. That could account for using two different vehicles. Probably nowhere close in proximity.

 

Wow! Once again, I go away for a couple of weeks, and
you guys & gals post 32 more PAGES of material! I'd better
not go away anymore, eh? Anywho, Woodie Guthrie was
pictured a few weeks ago. Interesting guy! Here's a little
more.



The family home where Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie
was born in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, in 1912, as photo-
graphed by Walter Smalling in 1979 for the Historical Buildings
Survey of the National Parks Service. Woody Guthrie was a
man exemplary of his times -- both a behavioral enigma and,
musically, a national treasure. For an entertaining life overview,
save time by watching the 1976 movie about his wandering life,
"Bound for Glory," with David Carradine as Woody. This photo
is maintained by the U.S. Library of Congress and is appreciatively
presented here THANKS to the WikiMedia Commons project and
the NPS.

 

A very young Woody Guthrie with his elder brother, Roy,
his father, Charley, and mother, Nora Sherman Guthrie.
This pic --obviously from happier times -- is thanks to
MySpace! I'd take this to be a tad before 1920, before
Charley, erstwhile land investor, went bust and well
before Nora succumbed to Huntington's Disease in
1930 -- the same ailment that would later claim Woody
at 55.

 

Cool stuff. As a group, these are my favorite WWII-era aircraft. Those twin-engined fighters/fighter/bombers solved a lot of performance and durability issues, plus reduced combat losses. I've always regreted that the quick advent of jets ended continued development.

 

Not so unusual really, though they don't seem like the kind
of fighter-bombers usually shown in WWII films. This is YIPPEE,
the 5,000th P-38 Lightning built, this one later during the war,
making the Lightning series the ONLY model to see use all through
the war (the P-47 Thunderbolt would surely come close, though!).
The 38 series was constantly modified during the war by Lockheed,
and others, to enhance payload, maneuverability and speed, as
the U.S. main long-range fighter. But as more P-51s and other
quicker and more nimble fighters came out of the factories back
home, the P-38 role was somewhat redirected. America's two
top aces scores 38 and 40 kills, mostly in the P-38. Though aces
Maguire (38) and Bong (40) were both decorated with the
Congressional Medal of Honor, both were dead by August 6,
1945. This pic is from the U.S. Air Force's P-38 page and was
located on the WikiMedia Commons project. To BOTH, I say
THANK YOU!

 

We know him today as Norm Grabowski, rod-builder, prolific
supporting-role movie actor -- AND sculptor, still going strong!
But in this mid-'57 Life pic, he was just your average, trend-
setting 23-year-old cool car guy, grabbing a burger at Bob's
Drive-In, Toluca Lake, California. This pic is a classic shot I first
saw reprinted in Rod&Custom in the early '70s. Somebody let
me know if it's been on this LONG thread previously! Me, I'll
never forget how Norm's car, plus rowdy Edd "Kookie" Byrnes,
virtually made "77 Sunset Strip" a late-'50s TV hit for Warner
Studios. I'd tune in JUST to see the car! Sincere thanks to
farnumfamily.org for this retrospective!!! THANKS!

 

I'm sure that the Spitfire and Hurricaine fighters flew from 1939 till 1945 in WW2.

 

WoW, one of my favorites, Broderick Crawford,,
thanks for that !

 

I took a night school class in high school and was supposed to get my "Dr of Motors" but somehow never got it... damn

 

I have my grandfather's WWII uniform. I wear it to WWII themed dances that are held on the USS Hornet in Alameda. Here are a few photos of my girl friend and I dressed up at last year's new year party which was a blast! Big band music, swing dancing, and great people. Although I couldn't help but think that if a ghost was to materialize that you wouldn't know because everyone was in period dress lol. It was the oddest thing because my grandfather must have been the same size as me. The uniform fits perfectly.

 

Outstanding!!

 

Holden early 60's panel fabrication shop